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1873ref. 360111873. GOUNOD Faust. Opera 5 felvonásban. Göthe Után irták Barbier Gyula és Carré Mih. Forditotta Ormai. Zenéje Gounod Károlytól. Pest: Nyomatott Emich Gusztáv 1864. Octavo. Plain dark pink wrappers. 35 pp. Faust was Performed in Hungary for the first time on 2 September 1863. MEYERBEER Proféta. Nagy opera öt felvonásban. Irta Scribe. Forditotta Egressy Bèni ès Szerdahelyi. Zenéjét szerzé Meyerbeer. Pest: Nyomatott Herz Jánosnál 1856. Octavo. Plain light green wrappers. 3 pp. Le Prophete was performed in Hungary for the first time on 11 June 1850. MEYERBEER Hugonotok. Nagy opera öt felvonásban. Irta Scribe. Forditotta Nádaskai Lajos. Zenéjét Mayerbeer!. Pesten: Nyomatott Lukács Lászlónál 1852. Octavo. Plain ivory wrappers. 48 pp. Les Huguenots was performed in Hungary for the first time on 6 November 1852. THOMAS Mignon. Regényes dalmü 3 felvonásban. Göthe "Meister Vilmos Tanuló Évei" czimü regénye után irták Carré es Barbier. Forditotta Ormai Ferencz. Zenejét szerzé Thomas Ambrus. Pest: Kiadja Pfiefer Ferdinand 1873. Octavo. Original publisher's light blue wrappers with titling within decorative border. 36 pp. Mignon was performed in Hungary for the first time on 20 September 1873. WAGNER Tannhäuser; és a Wartburgi Dalnok Verseny Regényes dalmü 3 felvonásban. Szövegét s zenéjét irta Wagner Richard. Magyarra forditotta Ãbrányi Kornél. Pest: Kiadja Pfiefer Ferdinánd 1871. Octavo. Original publisher's light blue wrappers with titling within decorative border. 20 pp. Tannhäuser was performed in Hungary for the first time on 11 March 1871. Wrappers slightly worn and soiled. Some browning and foxing. From the first or early performances of these operas in Hungary. unknown
1838ref. 36247Girard: Naples 1838. Oblong quarto. Contemporary quarter dark brown calf with green textured paper boards decorative dark brown leather label to upper with "Costanza Angelillo" gilt spine in decorative compartments gilt. Occasional secondary pagination. Contains: Pacini Giovanni 1796-1867 Merope Grand Opera . arrangé pour Piano solo. PNs 8867-8879. Ca. 1848. 1f. recto title verso blank 1 list of subscribers as of 24 December 1847 18 numbers in piano score with occasional text. Subscribers include Filippo Angelillo in all likelihood related to Costanza Angelillo owner of the volume. Merope in 3 acts to a libretto by Cammarano after Voltaire was first performed in Naples at the Teatro S Carlo on 25 November 1847. Pacini Saffo . Souvenirs. Choeur de femmes. Musical manuscript. 1f. recto title on light green paper verso blank 6 pp. Donizetti Gaetano 1797-1848 Roberto Devereux . Représenté au théâtre Royal de St. Charles le 28 Octobre 1837 . L'opéra entier . D.2.50. . 1er -2ème cahier. 1f. recto title verso blank 3-19 i blank; 1f. recto title verso blank 18 pp. PNs 3939-3943. Ca. 1838. Donizetti No. 8. Cavatine PN 6045. Ca. 1843. 6 pp. 1f. From Don Pasquale. Donizetti Linda di Chamounix Nouvel opéra . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title verso blank. Cavatine O luce di quest' anima Ajoutée à Paris pour Mme. Persiani-Tacchinardi et chantée à Naples par Mme. Tadolini. 4 pp. PN 5863; No. 14 Air Final du 2ème Acte de Linda . A consolarmi affrettati Chanté par Mme. Tadolini. 8 pp. PN 5685. Ca. 1840. 2 numbers in total. Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor. No. 4. Duo chanté par Mme. Tacchinardi et par Duprez. 9-18 pp. PN 3953; Grand opéra . arrangé par piano solo. 1f. recto title verso blank 9-15 i blank pp. PN 3962. Ca. 1838. 2 numbers in total. Verdi Giuseppe 1813-1901 I Due Foscari. No. 14 Choeur d'Introduction Allagioia. 4 pp. PN 6884; No. 2 Cavatine de Jacopo Dal più remoto esilio Chantée à Naples par Fraschini. 10 pp. PN 6875; No. 3 Choeur et Cavatine de Lucrezia Tu al cui sguardo Chantée à Naples par Mme. Bishop. 7 i blank pp. PN 6876; No. 6 Duo de Lucrezia et du Doge Tu pur lo sai Chanté à Naples par Mme. Bishop et Coletti. 9 i blank pp. PN 6879/ Ca. 1845. 4 numbers in total. Verdi Ernani . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title on light blue paper within decorative border verso blank. No. 12 Suite et Stretta No vendetta. 4 pp. PN 6647; No. 14 Duo final d'Ernani et de Silva Esci a te scegli segimi. 9 i blank pp. PN 6604; No. 15. Air final de Mme. Toldi Se crudele il cor mostrai. 4 pp. PNs 4312 3222; No. 3 Cavatine tyrolienne de Mme. Toldi In questo semplice. 7 i blank pp. PNs 4302 3221. 4 numbers in total. Bellini Vincenzo 1801-1835 I Puritani. No. 18 Duo Il rival salvar tu dei Chanté Par Tamburini et Lablache. 12 pp. PNs 4167 2765. Ca. 1842. 1 number in total. Mercadante Saverio 1795-1870 l Giuramento. . arrangé pour piano solo. 1f. recto title listing the 21 numbers in the opera verso blank No. 4. Quatuor Vicino a chi si adora. 5 i blank pp. PN 4115. Ca. 1847. 1 number in total. Binding very slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Occasional light foxing. A clean wide-margined copy overall. An attractively-bound collection. Naples unknown
ref. 36029Includes works of Battista 5 Donizetti 6 Mercadante 7 Pacini 1 Petrella 1 and Verdi 1. With contemporary mansucript index to front free endpaper. Contents: BATTISTA Vincenzio 1823-1873 Ermelinda Dramma lirico in Quattro Atti di Domenico Bolognese. Monaco: Orlando e C. after 1850. - Duetto Signor Capitano. PN 599. 19 pp. - Coro alla danza. PN 600. 14 pp. - Terzettino Febo ei vieni. PN 606. 8 pp. - No. 13. Scena e Romanza. Partenopeo. PN 12093. 4 pp. Anna La Prie. Tragedia lirica di Nicola Leoncavallo. Napoli: Fabricatore e Co. ca. 1845. - Scena e cavatina Alboix. PN 105. 10 pp. DONIZETTI Gaetano 1797-1848 La Favorita Melodramma tragico in 4 atti Posto in musica pel Real teatro di Parigi. Napoli: Girard e Ci. ca. 1844. - Aria O mio Fernando. PN 5181. 9 pp. - Scena e Duetto Ah moio bene un Dio t'invia. PN 5185. 12 pp. - Quartettino Deh paventa il furor. PN 5197. 4 pp. - Scene e Duetto Ah va t'invo la e questa. PN 5184. 13 pp. Maria di Rohan Melodramma tragico in tre atti di S. Cammarano . Riduzione per Canto con accompo. di Pianoforte di C. Czerny. Milano: Giovanni Ricordi 1843 - N: 14. Scena e Freghier . No osoalzarcilumi! PN 14914HH. 6 pp. - Scena e Ballata . Cavalieri che veggio. Napoli: F. Fabricatore e C.; Palermo: R. Zerega. PN 146 ca. 1845. 7 pp. MERCADANTE Saverio 1795-1870 Violetta Opera semiseria in 4 Atti . Rappresentata per la prima volta nel Teatro Nuovo di Napoli li 10 Gennajo 1853. Napoli: Partenopeo ca. 1856-60. - No. 22. Rondo Finale. PN 10756. 10 pp. Virginia Tragedia Lirica in tre atti di S. Cammarano . Rappresenta per la prima volta nel R. Teatro S. Carlo di Napoli il 7 Apr. 1866. Napoli: T. Cottrau ca. 1866. - No. 10. Preghiera di Virginia. PN 14610. 4 pp. - No. 14. Terzetto di Virginia Appio ed Icilio. PN 14614. 8 pp. Stratira opera tragica in tre Atti. Esuguita nel R. Teatro di S. Carlo li 8 Gennajo 1853. Poesie di Domenico Bolognese. Napoli: Partenopea ca. 1866. - No. 3. Scena e cavatina Cassandro. PN 10757. 15 pp. - No. 14. Romanza Cassandro. PN 10758. 4 pp. Orazi e Curiaze Tragedia lirica in 3 atti di S. Cammarano. Posta in musica per il Teatro di S. Carlo ov'é stata rappresentata á 10 Novembre 1846. Napoli: Girard ca. 1846 - No. 2. Scena Romanza e Cavatina. PN 7555. 14 pp. - No. 13. Scena Preghiera ed Aria Finale. PNs 7565 7560 7567. 13 pp. Later issue of ca. 1856-60. PACINI Giovanni 1796-1867 Malvina di Scozia. Opera in 3 acts Grande Scena Preghiera ed aria. L'orror mi rese immobile. Napoli: Fabricatore e C. PN 725 ca. 1852. 19 pp. PETRELLA Errico 1813-1877 Elena di Tolosa. Melodramma in tre Atti. Eseguito nel R. Teatro del Fondo li 112 Agosto 1852. Poesia di Domenico Bolognese. Napoli: Successori della Ditta Girard ca. 1852. - No. 6. Duetto. Dembra mesta! . male! male! PN 10466. 14 pp. VERDI Giuseppe 1813-1901 Rigoletto. Melodramma di F.M. Piave. Milano: Giovanni Ricordi after 1852 - No. 9. Scena ed Aria "Coro nome che'il mio cor." PN N23079N. 7 i list of publisher's plate numbers for excerpts of piano-vocal piano 2-hands and piano 4-hands pieces pp. Oblong folio. 19th century black leather-backed boards. Binding somewhat worn and abraided; joints split. Occasional minor wear and soiling; some small tears. In very good condition overall. An interesting collection of scarce mostly Neapolitan imprints in all likelihood associated with contemporary performances. unknown
2017ref. 2-178682289XOberon Books Ltd 2017. Paperback. New. 110 pages. 9.50x9.50x0.55 inches. Oberon Books Ltd paperback
1931ref. 003197Brattleboro VT: Vermont Printing Company 1931. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good. Epstein Abner J. Tall 8vo. 11 double-leaved pages. Bound in black cloth-backed boards with art deco design in magenta purple white black silver and gold. Illustrations in dark pink by Abner J. Epstein. Limited Edition of 250 copies this copy is number 94. Reprinted from Opera Guyed by Newman Levy. Inscribed by Levy: "To Harry -/Add this to your/collection of limited editions/Newman/Jacoby - '97." Good interior is heavily foxed and age-toned binding is rubbed especially at extremities some sunning to spine minor fraying to head and tail of spine. Solid copy in a striking binding. Vermont Printing Company hardcover
ref. 30832Executed in ink pencil gouache and silver paint on wove paper. Unsigned but with monogrammatic handstamp to lower left corner. With annotations in ink in Russian relative to various parts of the costume. 13.125" x 8.75" 332 x 222 mm. Slightly worn and soiled; some edge tears and repairs; upper right corner with erasure resulting in minor paper loss. Korovine designed costumes for productions of Russian operas including Borodin's Prince Igor Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina and Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko and Le Coq d'Or. "Konstantine Korovine is one of the most famous of Russia's twentieth-century stage designers . He made his debut as a theatrical painter in 1885 when he executed the sets and costumes for the production of Snegurochka at Savva Mamontov's Private Opera after Vasnetsov's designs and thereafter he emerged rapidly as an independent stage designer - decorating according to one souce 80 operas 37 ballets and 17 dramas during his lifetime. Korovine brought to the Russian stage a vibrancy and richness that was lacking in the traditional Imperial theaters . He felt more at ease when called upon to design operas and ballets treating of Russian history and legend such as Prince Igor Sadko and The Golden Cockerel and he designed sets and costumes for such spectacles at home and abroad." Bowlt: Russian Stage Design Scenic Innovation 1900-1930 from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Nikita D. Lobanov-Rostovsky pp. 175-176. Provenance: MacDougall Arts Ltd. London auction June 9 2011 lot 413 catalogue p. 17. unknown
ref. 29868Image size ca. 212 x 142 mm. sheet size 321 x 190 mm. The design depicts a man dressed in an exotic Egyptian costume deocrated with numerous armlets anklets necklace earrings headdress etc. Executed in watercolour and gold paint on heavy wove paper. Slightly worn; browning to outer edges from old mat; remnants of mounting paper to verso. unknown
1925ref. 309392New York 1925. 1-1/2 pp. on personal letterhead. 8vo. Old folds else fine. 1-1/2 pp. on personal letterhead. 8vo. Reading in part: "Many thanks for your interest in my career. It's greatly appreciated . you are indeed very sweet." Born in San Antonio Texas operatic tenor Rafaelo Diaz 183-1943 was known as the "Lone Star Tenor of the Lone Star State." Praised for the depth and richness of his voice Diaz performed lead tenor roles with the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1917-1936. unknown
1759ref. 29663Paris: Basan 1759. 385 x 260 mm. Printed on laid paper. The outdoor scene with trees and statuary depicts Caroline and Charlotte daughters of Frédéric Sluyter performing in a production of Pygmalion at the Schouwberg Theatre in Amsterdam. The dancer at left is on her right foot with arms outstretched costumed in a dress with a low rounded neckline pointed waistline and a wide panniered skirt; the dancer at right is on her left foot with arms outstretched wearing male attire including cocked hat frock coat with stiff flared skirt breeches and heeless shoes. Browned; small stain to lower right corner. Scarce. NYPL: b12155632. BM 1854 0614.342. Caroline and Charlotte Frédéric were part of a troupe of child performers active in Amsterdam in the 1760s. Basan unknown
1940ref. 296841940. Image size 175 x 135 mm. sheet size 279 x 216 mm. Signed in the stone "H. Rayner"; also signed in pencil below platemark at lower right. With "Ballet" and "copyright" in pencil to lower margin. Printed in olive green-toned ink on wove paper. Very slightly worn; minor foxing to blank margins. An Australian artist who studied and worked in Britain Rayner was a student of Walter Sickert at the Royal Academy and a friend of Augustus John. "Henry Rayner's single-minded devotion to the drypoint technique created what is almost certainly the largest body of drypoint work of any mid-20th century artist. Rayner typically took 15 or fewer impressions from each plate. It has taken nearly 70 years for Henry Rayner's drypoint work to begin attracting serious interest among collectors." Roger Stanton Hewitt Henry Rayner website. unknown
1857ref. 23116Albany New York: The Argus Company Print 1857. 1 vols. ca. 4 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches. Some light discoloration else a very good copy. 1 vols. ca. 4 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches. A Benefit for Charles Fechter. The fourth season for the Opera House. Leland Opera House. The Argus Company Print unknown
1937ref. HALL507629Paperback. 1937. 1937 June - October. 4th Season. 46pp including 21 tipped-in coloured ills. black & white ills. throughout card covers 4to London 1937. The coloured illustrations include 4 costumes & designs by Goncharova 3 by Bakst 3 by Derain 2 by Miro & 2 by Berard. The cover illustration is by Berard. Covers a little worn contents very good. . paperback
1983ref. 503911Paris France: Mission Opéra Bastille 1983. Book. Good. Portfolio with Inserts. Dossier du Concours : Concours international d'architecture - Opéra de la Bastille. En bon état. Portfolio dans une boite. Texte en français. Text in French. In portfolio box. In good condition. . Mission Opéra Bastille unknown
1808ref. 31530Paris: Chez Giguet et Michaud 1808. Frontispiece by Bagury after S. Myrie half-title. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary blue morocco-backed boards maroon morocco label. Some rubbing some light spotting and soiling primarily margina else very good. Frontispiece by Bagury after S. Myrie half-title. 1 vols. 12mo. A poem written in praise to the two male dancers Vestris and Duport. Chez Giguet et Michaud unknown
1794ref. 215352London: Debrett; Longman; Debrett; Debrett 1794. All but the last title first editions. 80; 6 42; 4 61 3; 4 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarters blue polished calf gilt spine t.e.g. Upper cover detached. All but the last title first editions. 80; 6 42; 4 61 3; 4 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Debrett; Longman; Debrett; Debrett unknown
1886ref. 55097Denver: Denver Lith. Co 1886. 1 vols. 10 in x 7 in lithographed card with printed silk cover overlay. One inch tear in card at fold silk spotted with creases and very small holes. 1 vols. 10 in x 7 in lithographed card with printed silk cover overlay. Denver Lith. Co unknown
1930ref. 144431930. Image 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches matted and framed to 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches overall. 1 vols. Fine condition. Image 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches matted and framed to 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches overall. 1 vols. An attractive image showing the great Wagnerian soprano in street clothes seated. unknown
ref. G0711921156I3N00Wise Publications. Unknown. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Wise Publications unknown
1972ref. 1-0816606528Univ Of Minnesota Press 1972. Paperback. New. minnesota archive editions edition. 224 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.51 inches. Univ Of Minnesota Press paperback
1975ref. 1-0816607516Univ Of Minnesota Press 1975. Paperback. New. minnesota archive editions edition. 320 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.80 inches. Univ Of Minnesota Press paperback
1972ref. 1-0816606544Univ Of Minnesota Press 1972. Paperback. New. minnesota archive editions edition. 216 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.49 inches. Univ Of Minnesota Press paperback
ref. 28644Cover: Rickards New Opera House Melbourne. Open to the public Saturday 18th May 1901. Melbourne : Printed by McCarron Bird & Co. for the Publishers Metropolitan Publishing Co. Prop. Ltd. 317 Collins Street 1905. Narrow quarto 270 x 105 mm original pink wrappers printed in blue detached and with horizontal fold 8 pp illustrated with vignette portraits of Rickards and his daughters and with illustrated advertisements for Raftopulos' New Cafe in Swanston Street and for Present Day corsets; full-page programme for the New Opera House production of The Palace of Dolls with advertisements for forthcoming attractions Alice Pierce American impressionist and fred Millis ""the world's greatest ventriloquist""; contents very clean staples holding. Very scarce Melbourne music hall / vaudeville circuit programme from the Federation era produced for Rickards' New Opera House. English-born vaudeville entertainer and theatre owner Harry Rickards 1843-1911 bought the Garrick Theatre in Sydney in 1893 which he renamed the Tivoli. Building on the immense success of this venue he later expanded his theatre 'empire' by taking over the Opera House Melbourne and becoming lessee of theatres in other capital cities. unknown
ref. 56575Basse-Terre Archives départementales 1973. Gr.8° 369 S. Brosch. Einbd. gebräunt u. etw. gebrauchsspurig sonst gutes Exemplar. = Volume 3 - Tome 1 troisième volume publié en 1896. Nachdruck. Text frz. 010 Basse-Terre, Archives départementales, 1973 unknown
ref. PJH41094Dong A Ilbo 1982. Near Fine copy in publishers cloth in like very slightly rubbed dustjacket. 1st edition 1st issue. Illustrated throughout. ISBN B0000EEAX2 Dong A Ilbo 1982 hardcover
1942ref. 62473Philadelphia and New York:: Aberle Inc.; Willard B. Golovin Co. 1942-1943. First edition; No. 187 and 44 of 750 and 500 copies respectively. publisher's spiral-bound stiff wrappers illustrated in color. Both volumes near fine. Folio. Ballet-themed color Illustrations throughout incorporating elaborately presented samples of Aberle Ballet rayon stockings fabric samples of complimentary colors with which to wear them fashion color wheels and sales pitches including the patriotic merit of rayon stockings silk and nylon being unavailable during the war years "so that your charm would continue to inspire and maintain the morale.". Aberle Inc.; Willard B. Golovin Co., unknown
